DEARBORN, Mich. (AP)  Ford Motor Co. said Saturday it is recalling about 225,000 vehicles that were already repaired as part of an earlier recall to address concerns about a cruise control deactivation switch.

Dearborn-based Ford says the affected vehicles represent a small portion of the about 10 million vehicles that have been recalled since 1999 related to the cruise control switch problem.

Ford spokesman Wesley Sherwood said the automaker plans to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next week about the latest recall, which was reported Saturday by The Detroit News.

Ford dealt with cruise control switch problem by installing new wiring harnesses in the recalled vehicles. Now, the automaker says some of those wiring harnesses appear to be defective.

Ford, which discovered the wiring harnesses problem while repairing a vehicle in its own fleet, said no accidents or injuries have been caused by that problem.

The cruise control switch recall was due to engine fires linked to the cruise control systems in trucks, sport-utility vehicles and vans.

The vehicles in the new recall include 185,000 E-Series vans with model years ranging from 1992 to 2003.

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